Fiona Collins is a Lecturer in Mathematics and Education in the School of Education on the Wagga Wagga campus. Fiona has extensive experience as a secondary teacher and has also taught in primary contexts. She maintains Proficient Teacher Accreditation with the NSW Education Standards Authority. Fiona is passionate about developing and nurturing a love of mathematics in people of all ages and is dedicated to sharing her knowledge, skills and experience with others.

Her current research interests are recognising, communicating and building on strengths in mathematics.

Fiona is currently a PhD candidate whose project is focused on recognising, communicating and building on strengths in mathematics in Kindergarten.

Fiona completed her Masters of Education on how teachers integrate the Interactive Whiteboard into their mathematics instruction to support student learning. She researched the choices teachers make in relation to software applications used in conjunction with interactive whiteboards during mathematics instruction and how they perceive their choices influence students' learning of mathematics. 

Fiona currently teaches a range of curriculum methods subjects in primary and secondary mathematics and science.

• Proficient Teacher Accreditation with the NSW Education Standards Authority
• Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT)
• Mathematics Association of New South Wales (MANSW)